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10 Reasons Ultrasound Imaging beats MRI and Xray for Diagnosing and Treating Musculoskeletal Conditions

Musculoskeletal injuries from sports, trauma or overuse can be painful, messy and difficult to differentiate various layers and structures beneath the skin’s surface. Ultrasound imaging can identify the exact location and nature of a musculoskeletal injury within seconds, enabling the health care provider to accurately diagnose and treat injured patients. If you are not convinced […]

Differentiating Plantar Fasciitis from Heel Spurs and Other Types of Foot Pain

What to do When a Pain in Your Neck becomes a Migraine Headache

If you suffer from persistent migraines, then the signs of it are very familiar and you can feel ahead of time the storm is coming. Very few people realize that neck pain is a powerful pre-factor for a migraine headache. Three of four migraine patients say that neck pain always escorts their migraine. 60% of […]

Return to Sport after a Soccer Ankle Injury: How soon is too soon?

An ankle injury on the soccer field can be a devastating setback for an athlete at the top of their game. Not only does the athlete suffer, but the entire team takes a hit, and even the coach stands to face career issues if a key player goes down in mid-season. Needless to say, there […]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Groin Pain in Athletes

Groin pain is a common complaint in athletes, especially in sports like hockey, soccer and football that involve pivoting, twisting and rapid directional changes. Chronic groin pain can interfere with performance, and can take an athlete out of the game for extended periods of time. In some cases it may become a career-ending injury. Treating […]

Assessment and Diagnosis of Plantar Fasciopathy in Runners

Runners’ feet take a pounding, and over time the plantar fascia and its associated structures may become damaged with microtears, bone spurs or stress fractures. Correct diagnosis and treatment are key to full performance recovery. In its early stages, plantar fasciopathy usually presents as heel pain. Careful assessment will distinguish plantar fasciopathy from other causes […]

The Case Against Valsalva Pushing in the Second Stage of Labor

Natural childbirth is as old as time itself…if it weren’t, none of us would be here! For most of human history, childbirth has been the purview of women, mostly midwives and female relatives, who assisted a laboring mother as she did what comes naturally. However, shortly after World War II, that all changed as modern […]

Neck and Shoulder Pinched Nerve Pain

The Link Between ACL Injury and Core Stability in Female Athletes

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